Meeting of the Heads of Science and Technology Ministries and Departments of the SCO Member States

On 8 April 2022, Uzbekistan chaired the 6th Meeting of the Heads of Science and Technology Ministries and Departments of the SCO Member States held in Tashkent in the hybrid format. SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming pointed out in his opening address that the member states are resolved to consistently promote scientific and technological cooperation in the SCO space.

The participants coordinated the draft Programme of Cooperation on Artificial Intelligence between the SCO Member States and the draft Action Plan on Scientific and Technological Cooperation in Priority Spheres for 2022-2025, which are to be submitted for approval to the SCO Heads of State Council meeting in September 2022. They also approved the Mechanism for Implementing Joint Multilateral Research and Technology and Innovation Projects within the framework of the SCO.